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The results of numerous experiments show that it re- 

 quires from 10 to 13 pounds dry matter per pound gain in the 

 beef animal when fattening, and results at the Cornell Sta- 

 tion show us that but 1.04 pounds of dry matter is required 

 to produce 1 pound of milk. Since 3 pounds of milk are more 

 than equivalent in food value to 1 pound of beefsteak, the 

 cow produces as much nutritive material for man from 3.12 

 pounds dry matter, as the ox does from 10 to 13 pounds dry 

 matter. 



Fig. 2. Jersey Cow, Ida Marigold. Champion 

 Cow at World's Fair. 



The foregoing shows that the dairy cow is a more eco- 

 nomical food producer than the ox, and this is still further 

 emphasized by the conditions prevalent in densely populated 

 countries. In Austria, Holland and Denmark, the ox has no 

 place. Men must utilize all resources in the most careful 

 manner, and the dairy cow is their chief reliance. 



Notwithstanding the advantage the dairy cow possesses 

 as an economical food producer, the cost of labor, and the 

 presence of cheap feed in the United States, makes beef rais- 

 ing the preferable occupation of a large proportion of our 

 people. Beef is a heartier food than milk and more concen- 

 trated; men relish beef, and will have beef, and so long as 

 prices remain high enough to render its production profitable, 

 beef will be produced. 



